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Filter-Flo Spin Question |
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Post# 354459 , Reply# 1   6/3/2009 at 18:23 (5,412 days old) by yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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the GE I grew up with did this same thing with the water splashing up around the tub shield and waterfall back into the washtub area....I really like the way it kinda rinsed out the whole machine inside, no lint or detergent residue left behind....I was stupid one time while servicing it with the whole top up..then it went into the spin and I didn't think until the machine flooded the floor...what a mess...also nice the way it rinses out the bleach dispenser in case of any that splashed around that area, before the next load... maybe I'm wrong but I think it's working fine... |
Post# 354475 , Reply# 3   6/3/2009 at 19:30 (5,412 days old) by jons1077 (Vancouver, Washington, USA)   |   | |
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Post# 354477 , Reply# 4   6/3/2009 at 19:34 (5,412 days old) by toggleswitch2 ()   |   | |
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So nromal in fact that many raise the front legs a bit to keep the water out of the dispenser! |
Post# 354482 , Reply# 5   6/3/2009 at 19:47 (5,412 days old) by ptcruiser51 (Boynton Beach, FL)   |   | |
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Were in the laundry room at the apartments I lived in at the time. My aunt also had one that I would use once in awhile. All dark colored laundry came out with "spots" (lint? detergent residue?) on it from the tub holes. I couldn't figure out how to avoid it so I just washed everything dark inside-out. Comments?
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Post# 354488 , Reply# 6   6/3/2009 at 19:55 (5,412 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 354509 , Reply# 8   6/3/2009 at 21:20 (5,412 days old) by autowasherfreak ()   |   | |
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Sounds like a very successful restore. Any chance of seeing a video or two? |
Post# 354517 , Reply# 9   6/3/2009 at 21:48 (5,412 days old) by kqkenmore (memphis tn)   |   | |
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My mother had filter flos when I grew up and they did the same thing and also when I started housekeeping I had 3 filter flos myself and they did the same thing.Mothers were from the 60's and 70's and mine were from the 80's and 90's.On a large load the water went into the bleach dispenser.But I haveto say one thing the filter flo and the bd kenmores were the best washers around. They got the clothes clean.I have to say better than the new ones. Good Luck
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Post# 354533 , Reply# 10   6/3/2009 at 22:34 (5,412 days old) by tristarcxl ()   |   | |
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Here's a video during wash... |
Post# 354534 , Reply# 11   6/3/2009 at 22:36 (5,412 days old) by tristarcxl ()   |   | |
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Video during spin... |
Post# 354569 , Reply# 13   6/4/2009 at 04:42 (5,412 days old) by seamusuk (Dover Kent UK)   |   | |
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Post# 354592 , Reply# 15   6/4/2009 at 08:40 (5,411 days old) by scrubflex (bronx, new york)   |   | |
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The GE filter-flo's spin speed is 610 RPM. |
Post# 354600 , Reply# 18   6/4/2009 at 09:26 (5,411 days old) by seamusuk (Dover Kent UK)   |   | |
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Showing the UK "Spiralator" that has a 3kw heater hiding under it :)
CLICK HERE TO GO TO seamusuk's LINK |
Post# 354602 , Reply# 19   6/4/2009 at 09:45 (5,411 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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In one of the GE factory service books I have, they said that the sloshing of water over the top of the tub and in the bleach funnel was due to under-loading of the washer for the selected water level. According to them, a properly selected water level would not slosh water around during spin-drain. Now what fun would that be? Thanks for the videos - you did a good job on that clutch, it sounds great! |
Post# 354610 , Reply# 21   6/4/2009 at 10:32 (5,411 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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As others have said the sloshing from behind the rubber clothes guard was/is perfectly normal in a Filter-flo. As a matter a few years back I was helping lawyers for LG fight off a number washing machine patent lawsuits filed by Whirlpool. One of the patents that Whirlpool receied in the mid 1990's was on water spinning over the top of the tub and returned into the wash basket. So I went out and found an early 70s one-speed GE Filter-flow and the lawyers flew out from Washington, DC and filmed this machine and used this in court. They won their case hands down by showing "Prior Art" (meaning someone else had done this earlier and it invalided their law suit as well as Whirlpool's patent). LG fought and won many others patent suits brought on by Whirlpool just by filming/testing/observing some of my 50's and 60's machines.
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Post# 354617 , Reply# 22   6/4/2009 at 11:01 (5,411 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 354638 , Reply# 25   6/4/2009 at 13:07 (5,411 days old) by andrewinorlando ()   |   | |
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That is completely normal for a Filter Flo that is working properly..... |
Post# 354643 , Reply# 27   6/4/2009 at 13:43 (5,411 days old) by jaytag (Atlanta)   |   | |
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Where did you get the new clutch shoes? I have one to rebuild and need to find them. |
Post# 354662 , Reply# 29   6/4/2009 at 15:01 (5,411 days old) by yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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is that these macines were great for basement applications where the drain pipe was high, the pump always ran at high speed for pump out and filtering, no matter what speed the machine was running at... and the underside of the lid would hold the filter pan while loading and unloading... but it also seemed to me that my mothers 65 filter flo had a faster agitation stroke, was it a different design than the newer ones or just different because of it being one speed machine, also like the way at the beginning of the wash the tub would spin to lock and got the whole load up and moving... nice rebuild otherwise, that sure takes off during spin quickly... |
Post# 354698 , Reply# 30   6/4/2009 at 17:45 (5,411 days old) by jaytag (Atlanta)   |   | |
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If you would, that would be great. Thank you. |
Post# 354702 , Reply# 31   6/4/2009 at 17:50 (5,411 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 354737 , Reply# 32   6/4/2009 at 21:20 (5,411 days old) by kqkenmore (memphis tn)   |   | |
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